Towns P(36⁰N, 49⁰E) and town Q(36⁰N, 131⁰W) are on the earth surface. a)Find the difference between P and Q along the parallel of latitude...

      

Towns P(36⁰N, 49⁰E) and town Q(36⁰N, 131⁰W) are on the earth surface.
a)Find the difference between P and Q along the parallel of latitude given that the radius of the earth is 6370km. (Give your answer to the nearest km.)
b)Another town R, is 840km East of town Q and on the same latitude, find the position of R.
c)If the local time at town Q is 12:30am on Monday, what is the local time of town R?

  

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Kavungya answered the question on September 17, 2019 at 05:34

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